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   • John G. Hunter

   Editor’s Note 30 June 2005 Pages: 939 - 939

2. Multimodal Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tract Tumors: Consequences for Surgery

   • J. Rüdiger Síewert
   • Hubert J. Stein
   • Burkhard H.A. von Rahden

   OriginalPaper 07 July 2005 Pages: 940 - 948

   

3. Perspectives on Surgery in the New South Africa

   • Philippus C. Bornman
   • Jake E.J. Krige

   Original Scientific Report 30 June 2005 Pages: 949 - 952

   

4. Heart Transplantation: The Contributions of Christiaan Barnard and the University of Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital

   • Johan G. Brink
   • David K.C. Cooper

   OriginalPaper 07 July 2005 Pages: 953 - 961

   

5. Selective Conservatism in Trauma Management: A South African Contribution

   • D. L. Clarke
   • S. R. Thomson
   • D. J. J. Muckart

   OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 962 - 965

6. The Evolving Role of Endoscopic Treatment for Bleeding Esophageal Varices

   • J. E. J. Krige
   • J. M. Shaw
   • P. C. Bornman

   Original Scientific Reports 30 June 2005 Pages: 966 - 973

   

7. To the Editor

   • Michael H. Cotton

   Letters to the Editor 30 June 2005 Pages: 974 - 974

8. Is Minimal Access Surgery for Cancer Associated with Immunologic Benefits?

   • Calvin S. H. Ng
   • Richard L. Whelan
   • Anthony P.C. Yim

   Editorial Update 30 June 2005 Pages: 975 - 981

   

9. A Critical Comparison of Robotic Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Splenectomies

   • Johannes Bodner
   • Reinhold Kafka-Ritsch
   • Thomas Schmid

   Original Scientific Reports 30 June 2005 Pages: 982 - 985

   

10. Invited Commentary

    • W. Scott Melvin

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 985 - 986

11. Bile Duct Injuries at Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Single-Institution Prospective Study. Acute Cholecystitis Indicates an Increased Risk

    • Claes Söderlund
    • Farshad Frozanpor
    • Stefan Linder

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 987 - 993

    

12. High Hospital Volume Is Associated with Better Outcomes for Breast Cancer Surgery: Analysis of 233,247 Patients

    • Ulrich Guller
    • Shawn Safford
    • Nitin B. Jain

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 994 - 999

13. Invited Commentary

    • Jay K. Harness

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 999 - 999

14. Invited Commentary

    • Frederick L. Greene

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1000 - 1000

15. Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Recurrence after Breast-conserving Therapy: A Comparison of Quadrantectomy versus Lumpectomy at a Single Institution

    • Woo Chul Noh
    • Nam Sun Paik
    • Nan Mo Moon

    OriginalPaper 14 July 2005 Pages: 1001 - 1006

    

16. Ill-defined Edge on Ultrasonographic Examination Can Be a Marker of Aggressive Characteristic of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

    • Yasuhiro Ito
    • Kaoru Kobayashi
    • Akira Miyauchi

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1007 - 1011

    

17. Invited Commentary

    • Orlo H. Clark

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2005 Pages: 1011 - 1012

18. Response to Commentary

    • Yasuhiro Ito
    • Kaoru Kobayshi
    • Akira Miyauchi

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1012 - 1012

19. The Impact of the Risk Factor “Age” on the Early Postoperative Results of Surgery for Colorectal Carcinoma and Its Significance for Perioperative Management

    • Frank Marusch
    • Andreas Koch
    • Hans Lippert

    Original article 30 June 2005 Pages: 1013 - 1021

20. Colorectal Cancer Surgery and Aging: Is Age Prognostic for Short-term Outcome?

    • Lene H. Iversen
    • Søren Laurberg

    Invited Commentary 07 July 2005 Pages: 1021 - 1022

21. Early Enteral Feeding by Nasoenteric Tubes in Patients with Perforation Peritonitis

    • Navneet Kaur
    • Manish K. Gupta
    • Vivek Ratan Minocha

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1023 - 1027

22. Invited Commentary

    • Bruce M. Wolfe
    • Neelufar Ghaderi

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1027 - 1028

23. Usefulness of an Estimation of Physiologic Ability and Surgical Stress (E-PASS) Scoring System to Predict the Incidence of Postoperative Complications in Gastrointestinal Surgery

    • Yoshio Oka
    • Junichi Nishijima
    • Masaaki Izukura

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1029 - 1033

    

24. Long-term Efficacy of Distal Splenorenal Shunt with Splenopancreatic and Gastric Disconnection for Esophagogastric Varices in Patients with Idiopathic Portal Hypertension

    • Ryunosuke Hase
    • Satoshi Hirano
    • Hiroyuki Katoh

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1034 - 1036

    

25. Invited Commentary

    • J. Michael Henderson

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1037 - 1037

26. Relationship Between Tissue Ingrowth and Mesh Contraction

    • Rodrigo Gonzalez
    • Kim Fugate
    • Bruce J. Ramshaw

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1038 - 1043

    

27. Introduction to Current Practice of Adult Hernia Repair

    • Andrew Kingsnorth

    World Progress in Surgery -- Hernia 14 July 2005 Pages: 1044 - 1045

28. Groin Hernia Repair: Open Techniques

    • Parviz K. Amid

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1046 - 1051

    

29. Groin Hernia Repair by Laparoscopic Techniques: Current Status and Controversies

    • Maurice E. Arregui
    • Susan B. Young

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2005 Pages: 1052 - 1057

30. Groin Hernia Repair: Anesthesia

    • Henrik Kehlet
    • Eske Aasvang

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1058 - 1061

31. Groin Hernia Repair: Postherniorrhaphy Pain

    • Patrick J.O’Dwyer
    • Ahmed Alani
    • Alex McConnachie

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1062 - 1065

32. Incisional Hernia: Open Techniques

    • Uwe Klinge
    • Joachim Conze
    • Volker Schumpelick

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1066 - 1072

    

33. Incisional Hernia Repair: Laparoscopic Techniques

    • Karl A. LeBlanc

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1073 - 1079

    

34. Incisional Hernia Repair: Abdominoplasty, Tissue Expansion, and Methods of Augmentation

    • Hendrikus J.A.A. Van Geffen
    • Roger K.J. Simmermacher

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1080 - 1085

    

35. Preventing and Treating Parastomal Hernia

    • Leif A. Israelsson

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1086 - 1089

    

36. To the Editor

    • Marcin Barczyński
    • Stanislaw Cichoń
    • Wojciech Cichoń

    Letters to the Editor 30 June 2005 Pages: 1090 - 1090

37. Reply

    • Jerzy Kuczkowski
    • Waldemar Narozny
    • Boguslaw Mikaszewski

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1090 - 1091

38. To the Editor

    • Yaroslav K. Turkalo

    OriginalPaper 30 June 2005 Pages: 1091 - 1091

39. Pocket Companion to Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 17^th Edition. Courtney M. Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth L. Mattox, editors. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, 2005, 1176 pp

    • Sarah K. Thompson

    Book Review 07 July 2005 Pages: 1092 - 1092